Beverage equipment/signage audits in Presto
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I was about to do this as I was out and about in the city and noticed there were 2 available within a few blocks. However, it was rainy so i opted out of going there. Thankfully so because when i went back to it later, it showed as not shoppable until 12/26 ! LOL
So, not sure if you'll be able to find anyone who has shopped it if it's not open yet. But i've done similar projects on another MSC, the one with initials FA, and that one was a pain in the butt. Mostly because it asked for dozens of pictures and pics can only be taken from their app, so i ended up standing at the counter for what seems like ages. I'm sure all the employees and other customers thought i had a mental problem.
So, not sure if you'll be able to find anyone who has shopped it if it's not open yet. But i've done similar projects on another MSC, the one with initials FA, and that one was a pain in the butt. Mostly because it asked for dozens of pictures and pics can only be taken from their app, so i ended up standing at the counter for what seems like ages. I'm sure all the employees and other customers thought i had a mental problem.
Yeah, the current batch isn't open until Tuesday, but I thought maybe there had been previous rounds? Or is this the pilot?
Sorry, Koko. I haven't done any.
What I find really odd is the locations in my area are all at the oil/lube places I just did audits/mystery shops at. That would be easy money because there's nothing to take pictures of, but it'd be kind of hard to explain why I was there again.
What I find really odd is the locations in my area are all at the oil/lube places I just did audits/mystery shops at. That would be easy money because there's nothing to take pictures of, but it'd be kind of hard to explain why I was there again.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
My son read the description of the shop, and I asked if he wanted to do all that for only $10.. I suggested he wait for better pay.
You have to know your locarions. One that i claimed is a 5 guys so there are 2 drink machines and that is it. Same with chipolte. Large gas stations will have coffee and soda, small gas ststions here, have no store, guidelines don't address that and i can't get into surveys yet.
They seem easier than other similar jobs. I wish i had off from work on Tuesday!!! I am my competition will take whatever i didn’t but only so many i can do in limited time.
They seem easier than other similar jobs. I wish i had off from work on Tuesday!!! I am my competition will take whatever i didn’t but only so many i can do in limited time.
@OEShopper wrote:
But i've done similar projects on another MSC, the one with initials FA, and that one was a pain in the butt. Mostly because it asked for dozens of pictures and pics can only be taken from their app, so i ended up standing at the counter for what seems like ages. I'm sure all the employees and other customers thought i had a mental problem.
I normally like FA jobs, but I avoided those after I accepted one and went through it to see what all it required. By the time I saw the ones on Presto either someone had grabbed the ones near me or there were no locations.
The horror story is the amount of work and photos, all covert, for just $10..
the shop description reminded me of the fast food menu board pictures where you find out after you take all of the pictures that you have to input all of the prices of the items from the pictures you take. That is a shop that can give you a real good headache, especially if you're doing it all on a smart phone. I suspect it would even be difficult on a tablet. I'm hoping some other crazy person takes them all before my son decides to try it.
I just finished my first one at a convenience store. Total time was 7 minutes.
I’ve looked at these, I’m waiting to see if the pay goes up.
I did all the locations here yesterday without even getting out of the car. They were all listed as shopping the "E" gas station, and none of the locations were gas stations/convenience stores; they were auto repair/tire/lube/car wash businesses. I marked them all "not at this address," took an exterior picture, and left. I'm sure 1/2 pay is the best I can hope for, but it was an easy $20 when I was already out and about.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
@drdoggie00 wrote:
I did all the locations here yesterday without even getting out of the car. They were all listed as shopping the "E" gas station, and none of the locations were gas stations/convenience stores; they were auto repair/tire/lube/car wash businesses. I marked them all "not at this address," took an exterior picture, and left. I'm sure 1/2 pay is the best I can hope for, but it was an easy $20 when I was already out and about.
Not saying you are wrong but i did these differently. I "shopped" them, chose cooler only as an option, listed in comments that it was a repair shop with vending machine in customer waiting room. Curious to see if i get paid full fee or not. Did a few closed locations for half pay but that was expected.
If it had listed (for example) "Joe's Lube & Tune" as the business that was being shopped, I would have gone in. Each one of them listed "Exxon" as the business - with "beverages" logically meaning they're looking for a convenience store. One location had an Exxon-branded station next door - at a different address. One had an Exxon station down the street. The others didn't have an Exxon station anywhere close. "Not at this address" was an option, so that's what I went with. But I'll be curious to see how they handle these. Going inside and reporting that there weren't beverages could have gotten me the other 50% of the fee, or it could have gotten me 0 because I "didn't shop the correct business. The correct response should have been 'not at this address.'" It'd probably depend on which side of the bed the editor woke up on that morning.@Datagirl wrote:
@drdoggie00 wrote:
I did all the locations here yesterday without even getting out of the car. They were all listed as shopping the "E" gas station, and none of the locations were gas stations/convenience stores; they were auto repair/tire/lube/car wash businesses. I marked them all "not at this address," took an exterior picture, and left. I'm sure 1/2 pay is the best I can hope for, but it was an easy $20 when I was already out and about.
Not saying you are wrong but i did these differently. I "shopped" them, chose cooler only as an option, listed in comments that it was a repair shop with vending machine in customer waiting room. Curious to see if i get paid full fee or not. Did a few closed locations for half pay but that was expected.
They don't seem to be in any hurry to review these. Let us know what happens.
Edited to add: I'd been in each business less than a week earlier for the oil audits/mystery shops, and I knew they didn't have vending machines.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/28/2023 09:17AM by drdoggie00.
ive been doing a few, can't quite figure out what all photos needed, I like to take my photos outside the app so I don't look like a lurker. Sometimes you need a drink cooler photo, sometimes you don't. All in all not too difficult, but I've only been doing gas stations and a couple fast foods. A restaurant would be more difficult.
Anyone gotten their shops accepted yet? I have a couple from Tuesday that have yet to be reviewed
I have a had three accepted (and paid for) that I did on the 26th.
I have had 4 accepted so far. Been slow but got paid for the first 3.
Ditto. I shopped them. Indicated what the signage was and checked off for the cooler.
Did Presto's name used to be "Presto Insta-shopper"? I just noticed today that it says "PrestoShopper." Did they do away with "Insta"?
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Doggie, I think it depends on if you're using the app or the website.
You are absolutely right about that. At least it is not as bad as the non reimbursed purchase, multiple interior and exterior photos covert Citgo shops.
@mystery2me wrote:
The horror story is the amount of work and photos, all covert, for just $10..
A Dad shopping the Ark-LA-Tex and beyond.
I've had one reviewed so far with the expected $5 fee. $20 total for not having to get out of the car? I'll take that.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Spoke too soon. I just got an email saying they weren't going to pay me for one because I failed to check in via Presto prior to performing the shop. That's funny because I could've sworn this was one where it wouldn't allow you to unlock the survey unless you checked in first. Can somebody verify if that's the case?
I've appealed it, but we all know how that goes. -rolls eyes-
I've appealed it, but we all know how that goes. -rolls eyes-
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
So I did two of these at branches of a well-known convenience store chain. The survey has example photos of the types of fountains. In both locations, the soda dispensers most closely resembled the "crew serve" type of machine, so that's what I listed.
One report was accepted, no questions asked. An editor has returned the other one, telling me that if customers can serve themselves, I should put "self serve" (even though these fountains don't even slightly resemble the example photo).
Of course, they also want you to list the brands being served at these dispensers, and all my entries got wiped out, either by the editor or when I changed the pickbox to "self serve." So not only is it clear that the editors aren't on the same page, now I've got to go to the photo and try to reconstruct what the offerings are (these are double-wide dispensers too, with literally 16-20 offerings). FML.
One report was accepted, no questions asked. An editor has returned the other one, telling me that if customers can serve themselves, I should put "self serve" (even though these fountains don't even slightly resemble the example photo).
Of course, they also want you to list the brands being served at these dispensers, and all my entries got wiped out, either by the editor or when I changed the pickbox to "self serve." So not only is it clear that the editors aren't on the same page, now I've got to go to the photo and try to reconstruct what the offerings are (these are double-wide dispensers too, with literally 16-20 offerings). FML.
Oy. I'm having flashbacks to the beverage audits at drive-thrus, where you have to populate brands, prices, and sizes from the picture of the drive-thru menu board.@KokoBWare wrote:
So I did two of these at branches of a well-known convenience store chain. The survey has example photos of the types of fountains. In both locations, the soda dispensers most closely resembled the "crew serve" type of machine, so that's what I listed.
One report was accepted, no questions asked. An editor has returned the other one, telling me that if customers can serve themselves, I should put "self serve" (even though these fountains don't even slightly resemble the example photo).
Of course, they also want you to list the brands being served at these dispensers, and all my entries got wiped out, either by the editor or when I changed the pickbox to "self serve." So not only is it clear that the editors aren't on the same page, now I've got to go to the photo and try to reconstruct what the offerings are (these are double-wide dispensers too, with literally 16-20 offerings). FML.
These are turning out to be all kinds of stupid. Sorry, Koko.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Koko, I made exactly the same choice that you did WRT crew serve vs self-serve. Even though they used the words "crew" and "self," the directions told you to make the selection based on the images provided. The dispenser that I saw at a well-known convenience store chain looked (to me) more like the "crew serve." I've had to fix the first four shops that I did!
Thats correct. You cant unlock the survey, nor can you submit the survey without checking in via the app first. This is a nutso rejection reason, thats is not technically even possible.
@drdoggie00 wrote:
Spoke too soon. I just got an email saying they weren't going to pay me for one because I failed to check in via Presto prior to performing the shop. That's funny because I could've sworn this was one where it wouldn't allow you to unlock the survey unless you checked in first. Can somebody verify if that's the case?
I've appealed it, but we all know how that goes. -rolls eyes-
They put the exact same locations back on Presto. If it wasn't a gas station two weeks ago, it's not going to be a gas station today. If I had time, I'd make the rounds again and take them for another $20.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
I've now done quite a few of these(not any restaurants because that seems hard to be "covert"
. they have been very easy, I take the photos outside the app so I can go back and look at the beverage choices. It usually takes me less than 3-5 minutes. Some were no longer in business, I got paid for a couple, half price for a couple. Unsure why the difference. These are NOTHING like the ones you had to input a thousand prices. They are very very quick.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2024 04:38PM by nellybean212.
. they have been very easy, I take the photos outside the app so I can go back and look at the beverage choices. It usually takes me less than 3-5 minutes. Some were no longer in business, I got paid for a couple, half price for a couple. Unsure why the difference. These are NOTHING like the ones you had to input a thousand prices. They are very very quick.Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2024 04:38PM by nellybean212.
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